Archives International Auctions Auction 88 October 24, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 88 126 October 24, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 620 620 Saint Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad, 1857 Issued Bond Lot of 3 Signed by Missouri Governor Robert Marcellus Stewart Missouri, 1857. Lot of 3 I/C bonds, all are $1000, I/C, 6% Coupon Bonds, all mounted on brown cardstock and signed by Missouri Governor Robert Marcellus Stewart. Black text with Missouri state seal at top center, View of Iron Mountain at left, two bonds have their right edge cut off, one has the right side intact and shows another view of Iron Mountain. POCs, cancellations in ink, and cancellation handstamps. All are in Good with issues or damage to Fair condition with toning, staining, and rough mounted edges, and other signs of wear, two are split in half vertically. Robert Marcellus Stewart (March 12, 1815 - September 21, 1871) was the 14th Governor of Missouri from 1857 to 1861, during the critical years just prior to the American Civil War. The bond with both left and right side views of Iron Mountain is Rare. (3) ������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $325-650 621 621 St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Co., 1881 Specimen Bond St. Louis, Missouri. $1,000 Specimen 5% General Mortgage Gold Bond, Black print on green border and under tint, Large building at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, Fine-VF condition with splitting and toning at fold lines, ABNC. Listed Railroad on Cox - Unlisted Bond design and date in Cox. Only 2 examples of this bond were found in the ABN Archives In 2002 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 Missouri, Kansas and Texas 622 622 Missouri, Kansas andTexas Railway Co. 1880 I/C Stock Certificate with Jay Gould Signature Missouri, Kansas, and Texas, 1880. 100 Shares I/C Capital Stock Certificate, Signed by Jay Gould as company president. Black text with green border, Scene of cattle at top center. Cancelled handstamps and POCs throughout. Fine-VF condition. Jason Gould (May 27th, 1836 - December 2nd, 1892) was an American railroad magnate and financial speculator who is generally identified as one of the Robber barons of the Gilded Age. His sharp and often unscrupulous business practices made him one of the wealthiest men of the late nineteenth century. Gould was an unpopular figure during his life and remains controversial. ������������������������������ Est. $250-500 Montana 623 623 Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway Co. 1914 Specimen Bond Montana, 1914. $1000 Specimen 5% First Mortgage Sinking Fund Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with green border and undertint, Train passing nearby factory in the distance at top center. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. VF condition, ABNC. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-250